VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION REQUIRES BOTH IPSILATERAL AND CONTRALATERAL EFFERENT VAGAL ACTIVITY TO FULLY EXERT ITS CARDIOPROTECTION AGAINST CARDIAC ISCHEMIA/REPERFUSION INJURY
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DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(17)33439-3
Abstract: Background: Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) has been shown to exert cardioprotection against cardiac ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. However, whether the benefit of VNS is mainly due to direct activation of ipsilateral vagal fibers or indirect activation… read more here.
Keywords: cardioprotection cardiac; nerve stimulation; cardiac ischemia; vagus nerve ... See more keywords